CARACAS

• The oil blockade threat creates anxiety in Venezuela but people stick to their daily lives - U.S. President Donald Trump is threating to blockade sanctioned oil tankers from Venezuela, a move that could devastate a country already wrangling with years of spiraling crisis. Seasoned by years of political, social and economic challen
• Maduro rejects a ‘slave’s peace’ for Venezuela as US ramps up pressure - Thousands rally in Caracas in support of President Nicolas Maduro as concerns grow over potential US military action.
• Venezuelan leader Maduro may seem desperate. But his loyalty vs punishment strategy is hard to crack - English phrases once bothered Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro so much that he urged his State of the Union address audience to phase out words like skatepark and fashion. While his turnaround is seen as a sign of desperation by support